He is mainly known for playing solo or in trio formations under his own name, for his long-standing cooperation with Catalan musician and musical director Jordi Savall, as well as for being a member of the group 3MA, comprising three popular African string instrumentalists.

[7] This album was by online magazine World Music Central for its "brilliant call and response interaction" between El Maloumi's oud and "captivating North Africa and Middle Eastern percussion.

"[8] El Maloumi also composed orchestral versions of his music for oud, percussion and symphony orchestra, titled Tafassil (Details).

For 30 November 2023, the Driss El Maloumi Trio, accompanied by the Austrian Tonkünstler orchestra, are scheduled to perform at the prestigious Musikverein concert hall in Vienna.

They were invited to join their compositions, relating to the history of the slave trade from Africa, by the artistic director of this project, Jordi Savall, with whom Driss El Maloumi has played the oud on numerous albums.